Telemedicine in prenatal care.

Telemedicine, as a health service provided remotely, is increasingly becoming a common part of health care. Telemedicine is defined as "an umbrella term for health activities, services and systems operated remotely through information and communication technologies to promote global health, prevention and health care, as well as education, health management and health research". It also describes telemedicine as "the provision of services where distance is a critical factor, using information and communication technologies to exchange valid information for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease and injury, for research and evaluation, and for the continuing education of healthcare providers to improve the health of individuals and communities".

Peripartum rupture of renal artery aneurysm - case report.

We present a case of silent rupture of the renal artery aneurysm in a pregnant woman brought to the maternity hospital in shock. Renal artery aneurysms (RAA) are rare and account for 0.01-0.

Laparoscopic single-stapler technique in rectosigmoid resection in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis.

Objective: To demonstrate the use of a single-stapler technique during rectosigmoid resection in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE).

Design: A step-by-step video demonstration of rectosigmoid resection and end-to-end anastomosis using two circularly placed sutures and one circular stapler.

Setting: Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Prague, Czech Republic.